Pre-demographic dividend vs South Sudan: Mortality rate, under-5
Pre-demographic dividend
74.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Sudan
96.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
5th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 74.46 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.24 per 1,000 live births.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.89 per 1,000 live births | 289.06 per 1,000 live births | 114.17 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 126.8 per 1,000 live births | 143.91 per 1,000 live births | 17.11 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 89.72 per 1,000 live births | 162.43 per 1,000 live births | 72.71 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 77.62 per 1,000 live births | 96.7 per 1,000 live births | 19.08 per 1,000 live births | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Pre-demographic dividend or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 96.7 per 1,000 live births against 74.46 per 1,000 live births in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan?
- 22.24 per 1,000 live births, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.